Saturday, April 4, 2015

Description: Sinterklaas dresses in bishop's clothes, carries a golden staff, and arrives by steamer from far-off Spain in mid-November long before his feast day of December 6. He is accompanied by his faithful companion Black Peter (Zwarte Piet) and the horse that carries him around the country. Children place their shoes filled with carrots and hay for the saint's horse near the hearth. Children sing songs by the chimney to entire Sinterklaas. Their homes are filled with the smells of the baked goodies so popular -- smooth fondant shaped into hearts; puff pastries formed into letters; marizipan in the shape of carrots, chicks, or pigs; spicy brown sugar cookies molded into windmills or people; and large chocolate candy letters. Christmas Day is reserved for faith and the ringing of church bells.

About Me

I love everything cross stitch.
The designs in CROSS STITCH FAVORITES are in my personal collection. My CROSS STITCH DOLLHOUSES blog is a combination of
my personal collection and my wish list.
I use the list to buy patterns on sites such as eBay. I thought some other cross stitcher might find the list helpful. (Just an FYI I've discovered -- some patterns have one title when published in a magazine and then a different title when published in a book.)
Enjoy!